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Medium
CVE-2014-5165
The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector...
Vulnerability Description
The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly validate padding values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10187
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-11.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=17a552666b50896a9b9dde8ee6a1052e7f9a622e
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.10.7, 1.10.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 1st, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.